Bottle-holder



W. J. PHiLLlPS.

BOTTLE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21. 1919.

Patented Dec. 23, 1919.

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.J. PHILLIPS.

BOTTLE HOLDER,

APPLICATION FILED M R. 21. 1919.

Patented Dec. 23, 1919.

2 SHEETS--SHEET 2- To all whom it may concern:

WILL AM JOHN rHInLIrs, or nnooirnrivf. New YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patentedllecfld, lfiltt Application filed March 21, 1919. Serial No.284,15 l.

Be it known that I, 'TILLIAM JOHN P1111.- LIPS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottlefltl-Irrlders, of which the following is a full,

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This invention relates to receptacles for holding babies bottles and means forsecuring them to a crib or carriage. in position.

for use.

One object of the invention is to provide improved means for holding a bottle so that itwill'be protected from breakage and its contents will bemaintained at its original temperature for a considerable time.

Another object is to provide simplified and improved means for attaching thereceptacle to a crib or carriage in position for supporting the bottle so that the baby can take the contents without the necessity of some person remaining on hand to hold it. Other objects will appear as the description proceeds. v

The invention will be first hereinafter described in connection with the accompanying drawings, which constitute part of this specification, and then more specifically delined in the claim at the end of the description.

is the accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters are used to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure lis an elevation of the bottle receptacle with the cover in place and showingthe attaching clamp.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the receptacle, showing the bottle therein, and the cavity in the cover for holding a nipple.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the receptacle .Fig. 4 is a section on the line IV-IV of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged elevation of the supporting bracket which is adjustable along the receptacle. V

Fig. 6 is across section through the mid dle portion of the receptacle, on the line Vl-Vl of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a section on the line VIL-VII of Fig. 5, and 1 Fig. 8 is a section on, tht line VHF-VIII of Fig. 7.

The receptacle 1 is preferably made cylinring dricalto conform to the prevailing style of babies nursing bottle, an the cover 2 is fprmed to correspond. Saldv receptacle is composed of outer and inner casings 3 and 4 which may be of papier mach or other suitable material, and which are spaced apart by one or more rings5 so as to form an air spacebetwecn said casings. The bottoms of the casings 3 and 4 are separated by crossed ribs 6, as shown in Fig. l. lVithin the inner casing is a layer of felt 8, and the mouth of the-receptacle may be finished oil with a 7 covering the air space between the inner and outer casings and the upper edge of the felt lining.

The cover also comprises inner and outer Gil casings l0 and 11 spaced apart by one or tween the inner and outer casings and the felt layer. The outer casing 10 extends down half an inch or.so below the ring 18 and is designed to fit snugly over the upper edge portion of the receptacle 1, as shown in Fig. 2 at100. In the top of the cover there is formed a tray 15 in which one or more nipples 19 may be stored. A. snap closure 16 is hinged atl'? to the cover for 010s ing the tray or' storage spacelfi, and said hinge is preferably equipped'with a spring 18 for normally holding the closure shut.

The receptacle l-is adapted to hold a babys nursing bottle 9 and maintain the original temperature of the contents while being carried aroun d, so that when the time comes for feeding the baby the milk will still be warm. The provision of the tray or storage space for the nipple in the cover of the receptacle is of great convenience for keeping the nipple clean and always at hand when wanted,

For attaching the receptacle to a carriage or crib either when in use or when not in use, anadjustable clamp is provided. Said clamp comprises a plate 22 having a pair of interlocking members 21 and 31 engaging in a slotted plate 20 suitably secured to the inner surface of the outer casing 3 of the receptacle so as to extend longitudinally of the same for a considerable distance, the

lflll llllli slot in the plate 20 registering with a sin1i- -lar slot in said casing 3, as shown in Fig. l. The plate 22 has a rotatably adjustable disk 23 mounted thereon, and from said disk there extend a pair of spring arms 24 hinged to the disk at 25 and each carrying a clamping bolt 26 having a concave engaging end piece 28. The two arms 24 are hinged in line with each other so that theymay be swung together to assume difierent positions -with respect to the plate 22 and disk 23 without changing their relative positions to each other. The hinges may have suflicient frictional contact between their members to maintain the arms inany position to which they may befiset. The bolts 26 may be adsaid disk may be rotated on the plate 22, and

said plate may be adjusted longitudinally on the receptacle, giving a wide range of adjustments for holding the receptacle at any 'desired angle or position on the carriage,

v crib or other supporting means. The plate 22- is held frictionally in set position in the slotted strip 20, and to increase tlfis frictional contact the interlocking members 21 and 31 are spaced at a distance apart, the latter member being preferably carried by a depending tongue 29 at the lower edge of the plate and having a reduced neck 30 to pass through the slotted strip while the lateral edges of the tongue engage the margins clamping action thereon.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is The combination with a receptacle of the character described, of ,a cover th'erefior' having a lining of heat retaining material and spaced walls forming an air space around and above said lining, a storage c0111- partment' in the cover above the lining and air space over the same, and a closure for said compartment flush with the top of the cover.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

WILLIAM JoiiN PHILLIPS.

of the slot, as at 32 in Fig. 7 and have a 

